Category Archives: Local News

The Kids Eat Smart Foundation officially launched its provincial Feed the Kids fundraising campaign at A. P. Low Primary in Labrador west this morning. The campaign is being sponsored by PAL Airlines....

Over a dozen historians at Memorial University have written a letter imploring the provincial government not to go ahead with changes to the social studies curriculum in junior high. The proposed chan...

Two men are facing cocaine trafficking charges following a traffic stop on the Trans Canada near St. Jude's last night. RCMP pulled a vehicle over just before midnight and officers noticed what appear...

The provincial government is advising the public of fraudulent information circulating on social media that appears to suggest that Premier Andrew Furey is endorsing a cryptocurrency scheme. The false...

A first responder who was at Toronto Pearson on Monday awaiting the arrival of a friend, ended up jumping into action when a Delta Air Lines flight struck the runway on landing, caught fire and flippe...

A one-day trial has been set for a former St. John's lawyer facing child pornography charges. Fifty-five-year-old Michael Drover is accused of making and possessing child pornography, as well as secre...

The Town of Lark Harbour is advising residents, and visiting curiosity-seekers that the area around the wharf in Little Port will be restricted to essential workers directly involved in the assessment...

RCMP are commending two provincial snow plow operators for going above and beyond in helping to rescue the occupants of two vehicles stuck in the snow in treacherous conditions on Monday. Police say o...

Rising water levels on the mighty Exploits River has caused town officials in Badger to set up a River Watch to keep an eye on floodwaters. Mayor Dennis Butt says four households had to be evacuated o...

A serial sex offender accused of disturbing acts at Her Majesty's Penitentiary is back before the courts for a bail hearing. Thirty-three-year-old Stephen Hopkins was due in provincial court yesterday...